Category: Business Community
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Ringwood Bowls Club – Sponsorship Appreciation Night
The Ringwood Bowls Club is based at 2-12 Loughnan Road in Ringwood and features two grass and one synthetic green. The Club holds regular activities throughout the year including its Community Connect, which brings together corporate and community supporters of the Club. This evening the Club held its Sponsorship Appreciation Night to acknowledge the many…
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U3A Croydon Annual General Meeting
The University of the Third Age (U3A) is a community based organisation that provides educational opportunities to retirees and seniors. Maroondah has two local U3A organisations, with one in Ringwood and in Croydon, these two groups are part of the U3A Network Victoria, which includes other U3As across the State. This morning I was invited…
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North Ringwood Community House 2010 AGM
North Ringwood Community House is located at 120 Oban Road, located at the rear of the Holy Spirit Primary School in Ringwood North. The North Ringwood Community House is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and offers a range of accredited courses, as well as adult education and social groups. As a community based organisation, North…
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Business Expansion and Retention Program returns for 2010
The Maroondah Business Expansion and Retention Program consists of interviews with business owners and employers to provide quantitative and qualitative research into the challenges facing business within Maroondah. This afternoon I accompanied the Maroondah Economic Development Unit with the interviews. The respondents provided similar feedback in regard to a generally optimistic economic outlook, as well…
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Media Release: Community Strength indicators released for Maroondah
The State Government’s 2008 Indicators of Community Strength at the Local Government Area Level results have been announced and it’s great news for the City of Maroondah. The Survey is conducted by an independent research group for the Department of Health, as part of the inaugural Local Government Area level Victorian Population Health Survey with…
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Eastern Volunteers Board of Management Meeting
Eastern Volunteers is a not-for-profit organisation that provides volunteer assistance, as well as community transport for the frail aged and people with disabilities. The organisation aims to strengthen volunteering by providing training services and assistance in recruiting and placing volunteers within other community based associations. Eastern Volunteers is also heavily involved in community transport solutions…
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February BizConnect Business Breakfast
The BizConnect Maroondah Business Breakfast Series provides networking opportunities for businesses within the municipality and features prominent speakers, who discuss the experiences they have had within their business. This morning’s speaker was Kristina Karlsson, who formed stationery label kikki.K after identifying a gap in the market for stylish but practical stationery products. Kristina now has…
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Media Release: Maroondah’s new CEO takes office
The City of Maroondah on Monday welcomed incoming Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Frank Dixon to his first day with Council. Mayor of Maroondah, Cr Alex Makin, extended a warm welcome to Mr Dixon on behalf of Council staff and the community. “Frank brings with him 28 years of local government experience, including four years as…
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Eastern Volunteers – Business Breakfast
Eastern Volunteers is a not-for-profit community based organisation that provides volunteer recruitment and transport services for the frail aged and people with disabilities. Over the course of this year the organisation aims to strengthen the involvement of businesses within our local community. Eastern Volunteers in planning a business breakfast to bring together the business community…
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Media Release: Peter Gurr resigns from Council
“It is with regret that I advise the Maroondah community that Peter Gurr has resigned from his role as a Councillor of the City of Maroondah, effective 31 December, 2009,” said Mayor of Maroondah, Councillor Alex Makin. “Peter was elected to the first Maroondah City Council in March 1997, and has served the Arrabri Ward…